News & Wins:

Michael Bai, Dennis Dozis and local counsel successfully moved to dismiss a leading manufacturer of construction machinery and engines from an action pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The court accepted our argument that the plaintiff’s claims against the manufacturer were time-barred because the co-defendant named our client…

Dan Kain, Scott Toomey and Rob Wilson obtained a rare Philadelphia County summary judgment on behalf of one of the firm’s cosmetic manufacturer clients.  As the firm’s client did not own, lease, possess, control or maintain the subject premises, it did not owe any legal duty to the plaintiff.  Even if the duty element existed,…

Dennis Dozis and Dejan Kezunovic defeated plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to liability on plaintiff’s Labor Law 240(1) claim on the grounds that plaintiff was acting as a volunteer, rather than a covered worker, when he allegedly fell while painting a fire escape ladder. The order extends the limited line of precedent carving out…

On Friday, June 9, 2017, Marc Jonas Block lectured at IMN’s 7th Annual Provider Forum on Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (East) in Washington, D.C. The topic was be “How Changes in Consumer Behavior & Technology Are Driving The Future of Data Centers & Long Term Investment Strategies”.

Dan Kain, Scott Toomey and Rob Joyce published an article on elite athlete loss-of-value (“LOV”) insurance policies for the Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal. The article addresses the eligibility requirements, threshold determinations, premium funding, defenses and exclusions relative to elite athlete LOV policies. The article also examines coverage litigation that has arisen out of…

On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Marc Block, partner of the firm, was the Key Note speaker at a symposium at the United Nations Headquarters entitled “Technology and Innovation as Engine of Economic Growth.” The symposium was hosted by the Economic and Social Counsel of the United Nations, Barinu Institute for Economic Development & Haiti’s Mission…

As global travel and commerce continues to expand, the volume of cross-border disputes has increased substantially. Contract, business and intellectual property disputes are protected by laws which might vary from region to region. The question naturally arises as to the proper law to apply and forum to handle international litigation between parties located in different…

During a one-day sports and fitness seminar held in conjunction with the 2017 DRI Product Liability Conference, Bob Kelly and Scott Toomey presented with two of the firm’s sports manufacturer clients, Bell Sports and Schutt Sports. Mr. Kelly moderated a panel of bicycle industry experts that hold extensive experience in product design, warnings, biomechanics and…

Bob Kelly, Managing Partner of the firm, presented at the Sports & Fitness Lawyers Team Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 6, 2017. Mr. Kelly lectured on recent developments in the design of bicycles and bicycle helmets.

Mr. Kelly lectured on Advanced Trial Techniques at the National Business Institute’s December 20, 2016 seminar, in Toms River, New Jersey. Mr. Kelly spoke on the topic of Opening Statements and Direct Examination, and participated in a round table discussion with three other trial attorneys.